Lidloc

LIDLOC.com
Home of the most convenient helmet locking mechanism for BMW System Cases

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How to use the LIDLOC:
1) Hold the helmet with the D-Rings against your body.	2) Insert the LIDLOC through the D-Rings from the inside of the helmet.
3) With your knee against the saddlebag lid, lift both handles. Insert the LIDLOC under both handles while closing them.	4) Reach under the helmet or through the face opening of the helmet to lock and remove key. The LIDLOC should be in position like in the picture, but with a helmet over it. Instructions shown for the left side of the motorcycle.
5) The helmet will be facing the opposite direction on the right side of the motorcycle.	Fits all BMW System cases for K12RS/GT and R1100/1150. Finally, a place where your helmet can be safely stored! No danger of scuffing paint. Secure enough to allow riding with a helmet attached. No more bird droppings or rain inside your helmet. No danger of helmet falling off. No extra keys - uses your own ignition/luggage key. Can be stored under system case handle.

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To order direct, call toll-free 1-866-900-3211 or 760-446-3211
$19.95 each (plus $3.85 shipping).
California residents: $21.50 each (plus $3.85 shipping. Price includes CA sales tax).
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$23.80 for 1, $41.75 for 2
(Prices including CA Sales Tax: 25.35 for 1, $44.85 for 2)

Lock and Load with LIDLOC

By John Grandby #72568

Although I believe most people are honest and trustworthy, it gives me an uneasy feeling when I have to leave a helmet on my bike, out of eyesight for an extended period. With most good helmets priced in the neighborhood of $200-$400, there are very few “neighborhoods” where I choose to leave an unsecured helmet.

The alternatives? Carry it around with you is one choice, but I’m too lazy for that. Lock it in a saddlebag? My helmet doesn’t fit, and even if it did, an empty saddlebag when touring is rarely a possibility. Carry a cable and lock? Too cumbersome and it makes the bike scream, “I don’t trust you, slimedogs.”

My predicament was solved with a new product, the “LIDLOC,” invented by Californian Mike Gilbert, a longtime BMW rider and ’MOA member.

The LIDLOC, distributed by Metal Concepts, is an alloy bar shaped to lock under the carry handles on BMW Oilhead R11XX and K1200RS/GT saddlebags. The bar is powder coated and has a rubber tip to prevent scuffs.

To use the LIDLOC, you slip the bar through your helmet D-rings, then lock the saddlebag handles over the LIDLOC. Very simple, effective and negates carrying a cable/lock and second key for your helmet.

There are a few added benefits that might not be as obvious. When it rains, the helmet is always right side up, keeping the inside from becoming a water bucket. The LIDLOC is unobtrusive and out of sight when in use; your helmet appears to just be resting on your saddlebag. When not in use, it is small enough to be easily stored in a tankbag, saddlebag, or even left locked under the handles of the saddlebag for quick convenience. And for those times a passenger might also need a lock, even a pair of LIDLOCs can easily be carried on every trip.

The only caveat is to remember is that it doesn’t work on all saddlebags and not all helmets have D-rings. But even for bikes that supposedly come with built-in helmet locks,...the convenience of not having to take off the cowling and unlock the seat makes it well worth carrying.

Reprinted with permission from BMW Owners News